Great Elm Capital (GECC) Competitors $10.66 0.00 (0.00%) Closing price 05/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.62 -0.04 (-0.41%) As of 07:03 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GECC vs. RMT, TYG, EVN, MVF, MCI, SAR, MYN, LEO, HQL, and KTFShould you be buying Great Elm Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Great Elm Capital include Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Saratoga Investment (SAR), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals (LEO), Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), and DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Great Elm Capital vs. Royce Micro-Cap Trust Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust BlackRock MuniVest Fund Barings Corporate Investors Saratoga Investment BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Abrdn Life Sciences Investors DWS Municipal Income Trust Great Elm Capital (NASDAQ:GECC) and Royce Micro-Cap Trust (NYSE:RMT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GECC or RMT? Great Elm Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Royce Micro-Cap Trust. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGreat Elm Capital$9.63M12.78$25.33M$0.4026.65Royce Micro-Cap Trust$66.96M6.56N/AN/AN/A Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GECC or RMT? 38.8% of Great Elm Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.0% of Royce Micro-Cap Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Great Elm Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Royce Micro-Cap Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GECC or RMT? Great Elm Capital received 151 more outperform votes than Royce Micro-Cap Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.25% of users gave Royce Micro-Cap Trust an outperform vote while only 65.65% of users gave Great Elm Capital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGreat Elm CapitalOutperform Votes23765.65% Underperform Votes12434.35% Royce Micro-Cap TrustOutperform Votes8668.25% Underperform Votes4031.75% Which has more volatility & risk, GECC or RMT? Great Elm Capital has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royce Micro-Cap Trust has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is GECC or RMT a better dividend stock? Great Elm Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.9%. Royce Micro-Cap Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Great Elm Capital pays out 370.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Great Elm Capital has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Great Elm Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media favor GECC or RMT? In the previous week, Great Elm Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Royce Micro-Cap Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Great Elm Capital and 0 mentions for Royce Micro-Cap Trust. Royce Micro-Cap Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat Great Elm Capital's score of 1.46 indicating that Royce Micro-Cap Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Great Elm Capital Positive Royce Micro-Cap Trust Very Positive Is GECC or RMT more profitable? Great Elm Capital has a net margin of 15.00% compared to Royce Micro-Cap Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Great Elm Capital's return on equity of 11.60% beat Royce Micro-Cap Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Great Elm Capital15.00% 11.60% 4.25% Royce Micro-Cap Trust N/A N/A N/A SummaryGreat Elm Capital beats Royce Micro-Cap Trust on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Great Elm Capital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GECC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GECC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGreat Elm CapitalInvestment advice IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$123.06M$11.32B$11.50B$8.39BDividend Yield14.06%24.42%5.45%4.10%P/E Ratio15.4539.1222.4819.71Price / Sales12.787.7627.28117.54Price / CashN/A17.7117.6234.62Price / Book0.823.732.794.50Net Income$25.33M$419.40M$1.04B$248.18M7 Day Performance1.23%-2.89%-0.02%0.23%1 Month Performance6.49%7.29%6.70%12.39%1 Year Performance4.51%7.54%537.71%7.07% Great Elm Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GECCGreat Elm Capital1.776 of 5 stars$10.66flatN/A+3.3%$123.06M$9.63M15.45N/APositive NewsRMTRoyce Micro-Cap TrustN/A$8.81flatN/A-11.0%$446.51M$66.96M0.00N/APositive NewsTYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$41.41-0.1%N/A+16.2%$445.78M$214.33M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementEVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.33flatN/A-0.2%$409.76M$38.57M0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.77-0.4%N/A-6.6%$408.33M$11.04M0.00147,000Positive NewsMCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$19.10+0.9%N/A+9.9%$387.71M$37.92M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementSARSaratoga Investment1.5643 of 5 stars$24.59+0.8%$24.580.0%+4.1%$377.83M$42.10M9.923,211Positive NewsMYNBlackRock MuniYield New York Quality FundN/A$9.63flatN/A-8.9%$368.95M$1.69M0.00N/APositive NewsLEOBNY Mellon Strategic MunicipalsN/A$5.88-0.7%N/A-3.5%$366.27M$73.46M0.00147,000Positive NewsDividend IncreaseHQLAbrdn Life Sciences InvestorsN/A$12.46+1.1%N/A-10.4%$359.75M$86.69M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementInsider TradeKTFDWS Municipal Income TrustN/A$9.08-1.2%N/A-5.9%$355.69M$35.07M0.00N/AEx-Dividend Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Royce Micro-Cap Trust Alternatives Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Alternatives Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Alternatives BlackRock MuniVest Fund Alternatives Barings Corporate Investors Alternatives Saratoga Investment Alternatives BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund Alternatives BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Alternatives Abrdn Life Sciences Investors Alternatives DWS Municipal Income Trust Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:GECC) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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